Foster, Robertson etc
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New Zealand Rugby wants to have contracted the next coaching team – **which won’t include Foster** – by April, a timing that Foster says could be a distraction for the All Blacks’ playing and coaching teams during World Cup year."won't include Foster"?? Where was this said or reported? Or is the senior reporter (Neil Reid?) drinking from a hidden sauce bottle?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
I don't care if Foster's ABs go on to win the RWC with the kind of dominance that would make the 87 lot jealous.
Bookmarked for reference and use in the forthcoming RWC2023 thread later this year.....
@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
I don't care if Foster's ABs go on to win the RWC with the kind of dominance that would make the 87 lot jealous.
Bookmarked for reference and use in the forthcoming RWC2023 thread later this year.....
Yeah you do that. I stand by that 100% and I bet I'm not the only one. I've been vocal here for years about how the RWC is secondary to the ABs overall history and record.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
I don't care if Foster's ABs go on to win the RWC with the kind of dominance that would make the 87 lot jealous.
Bookmarked for reference and use in the forthcoming RWC2023 thread later this year.....
Yeah you do that. I stand by that 100% and I bet I'm not the only one. I've been vocal here for years about how the RWC is secondary to the ABs overall history and record.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
I don't care if Foster's ABs go on to win the RWC with the kind of dominance that would make the 87 lot jealous.
Bookmarked for reference and use in the forthcoming RWC2023 thread later this year.....
Yeah you do that. I stand by that 100% and I bet I'm not the only one. I've been vocal here for years about how the RWC is secondary to the ABs overall history and record.
RS blocks my posts so won't see this but how can you separate the two?
Don't RWCs form part of the ABs overall history and record? -
A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
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A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
@BerniesCorner said in Foster, Robertson etc:
A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
Because Foster had a strong (Assistant) Coaching record, had good references, had international experience (knew how prep for travel/ tours, last minute contingencies etc worked) and was, originally, the prime candidate. To the point that the other other two viable contenders took the offers they had elsewhere rather than end up a dog with two bones.
The next phase was (by accounts) due to Razor not presenting well at interview.
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@BerniesCorner said in Foster, Robertson etc:
A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
Because Foster had a strong (Assistant) Coaching record, had good references, had international experience (knew how prep for travel/ tours, last minute contingencies etc worked) and was, originally, the prime candidate. To the point that the other other two viable contenders took the offers they had elsewhere rather than end up a dog with two bones.
The next phase was (by accounts) due to Razor not presenting well at interview.
@Crucial was the "not presenting well" just the confidence we've heard mentioned as a negative?
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@Crucial was the "not presenting well" just the confidence we've heard mentioned as a negative?
@Kiwiwomble said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial was the "not presenting well" just the confidence we've heard mentioned as a negative?
It's a rumour. Like much in this thread. Gossip that went around saying he flunked the interview/ didn't read the room etc
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@BerniesCorner said in Foster, Robertson etc:
A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
Because Foster had a strong (Assistant) Coaching record, had good references, had international experience (knew how prep for travel/ tours, last minute contingencies etc worked) and was, originally, the prime candidate. To the point that the other other two viable contenders took the offers they had elsewhere rather than end up a dog with two bones.
The next phase was (by accounts) due to Razor not presenting well at interview.
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
The next phase was (by accounts) due to Razor not presenting well at interview.
Obviously they must have different levels in force at the Crusaders where he clearly must have "presented well at interview".
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@Crucial was the "not presenting well" just the confidence we've heard mentioned as a negative?
@Kiwiwomble might have been the breakdancing, not up to prop standard, apparently!
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/im-smashing-my-tv-former-all-black-unhappy-with-crusaders-coach-robertson/ -
@BerniesCorner said in Foster, Robertson etc:
A strong coaching record should be the basis of selecting an AB coach. So how did we get to where we are at
Because Foster had a strong (Assistant) Coaching record, had good references, had international experience (knew how prep for travel/ tours, last minute contingencies etc worked) and was, originally, the prime candidate. To the point that the other other two viable contenders took the offers they had elsewhere rather than end up a dog with two bones.
The next phase was (by accounts) due to Razor not presenting well at interview.
@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
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@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
@taniwharugby said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
Co-coach of the JABs who played other international teams.
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@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
@taniwharugby said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
Yes but it wasn't just as an underling. Hansen promoted him heavily as part of a coaching/management team. Although he didn't carry head coach responsibilities he was doing a fair bit of head coach like duties.
For me the 'international' part is simply that the picture is very different planning wise.
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...I'm not saying that Razor couldn't deal with all of that just that he hasn't experienced it yet.
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@taniwharugby said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial his International experience was limited to his time as Assistant in the ABs wasnt it?
Yes but it wasn't just as an underling. Hansen promoted him heavily as part of a coaching/management team. Although he didn't carry head coach responsibilities he was doing a fair bit of head coach like duties.
For me the 'international' part is simply that the picture is very different planning wise.
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...I'm not saying that Razor couldn't deal with all of that just that he hasn't experienced it yet.
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change. -
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.@Frank said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.Nice of you not to quote the full post just so you could make a pithy remark.
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@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.@Frank said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.Yes I'm sure a full-time professional coach with international ambitions would be completely unaware of those insurmountable obstacles.
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@Frank said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.Yes I'm sure a full-time professional coach with international ambitions would be completely unaware of those insurmountable obstacles.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Frank said in Foster, Robertson etc:
@Crucial said in Foster, Robertson etc:
Razor is excellent at planning SR campaigns but a test programme/ RWC is entirely different. You don't have the same rotation luxuries, you don't get to try things out as much, the season can be very different year to year (eg facing Ireland cold last year), the pool of international quality players is smaller than SR level for selction...
Woah!!! Sounds like it might be to hard for him.
Needs a few more years at Super level for the massive change.Yes I'm sure a full-time professional coach with international ambitions would be completely unaware of those insurmountable obstacles.
See the problem when you block a person then comment on their misquoted posts?
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to me it feels like he is the one creating the 'distraction', creating an issue for his players to grab hold of.
Maybe if he told his team, win, lose or draw, I'm done post RWC (assuming this was his plan, but by the sounds of it, it isn't...) it would remove any 'distractions' but at the same time, he should have told all his main squad not to annouce thier intentions post-RWC as well, cos 'distractions'
@taniwharugby said in Foster, Robertson etc:
to me it feels like he is the one creating the 'distraction', creating an issue for his players to grab hold of.
Maybe if he told his team, win, lose or draw, I'm done post RWC (assuming this was his plan, but by the sounds of it, it isn't...) it would remove any 'distractions' but at the same time, he should have told all his main squad not to annouce thier intentions post-RWC as well, cos 'distractions'
yep, well said.
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am I reading this correctly from the foster interview with Mike Hosking it sounds like Foster thinks Robertson will be the next coach and it almost a done deal.
Two weeks ago frontrunner Robertson told media at a Crusaders training session that the ‘next two weeks is big’ in reference to the All Blacks job. Foster eluded that NZR were favouring the Crusaders coach.
“I’m pretty sure they’ve got a clear idea and you know and that’s up to them to voice that. But it does seem to be reasonably obvious. I thought there was an interview with the coach last week that made it look like there was already plans in place to go early. And that was frustrating to hear that from another voice,” he told Mike Hosking.
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I think Foster has a point that this is really about Razor’s timeline.
I also think he’s doing the wrong thing by making this a public discussion. This won’t be a problem for the All Blacks unless he makes it one. Save that shit for the book Fozzie.
@gt12 said in Foster, Robertson etc:
I think Foster has a point that this is really about Razor’s timeline.
I also think he’s doing the wrong thing by making this a public discussion. This won’t be a problem for the All Blacks unless he makes it one. Save that shit for the book Fozzie.
The timeline is nothing to do with razor, it is to do with last time almost all the coaches had already got a job, cos they weren't going to wait around for abs. The same still applies.
Foster should announce his retirement now, and then we can all get on with it. If the team is so mentally weak they can't take coaching speculation, that's a worry. And another black mark against their head coach
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The shambles continues...
If the NZRU had wanted to get rid of Foster they should have just sacked him straight up and advertised the role - that's starting the process before the WC all right.
But it appears they couldn't - for whatever reason's and instead sacked his assistants.
And now they announce they're selecting a coach prior to the RWC much to the surprise or at the least certainly not the support of the current coach going off Fosters interview.
So NZ now heads into the RWC with a coach who clearly knows the NZRU don't back him and want to give the job to someone else.
I don't rate Foster but FFS - either sack him or give him everything he needs to win the RWC.
Were stumbling into this WC like a patched together Frankenstein monster rather than a well oiled machine all heading in the same direction.
My main gripe with Fosters reappointment was that it appeared the NZRU doctored the process to simply get "their man" - in this case Foster.
Now moving on 4 years it appears nothing has changed, the NZRU has doctored the process to get "their man" now in this case Robertson.
It appears appointing the next AB coach has little to do with their ability and competency as a coach and more with their ability to play political subterfuge in darkened corridors at the NZR...
